CVE-2012-5969 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities on the Huawei E585 device allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO of an sdcard/ request or (2) modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the req_page parameter to en/sms.cgi.

Published: 2012-12-19

Score: 4.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:huawei:e585:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:huawei:e585u-82:-:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5843	Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities on the Huawei E585 device allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO of an sdcard/ request or (2) modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the req_page parameter to en/sms.cgi.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00671.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-198239.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/871148

History

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Subscriptions

Huawei E585 E585u-82

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2012-12-19T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:26:57.648Z

Reserved: 2012-11-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5969

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-12-19T11:55:59.797

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:47:39.493

Link: CVE-2012-5969

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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